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World News in Brief: 80th birthday greetings, South Sudan floods, South Lebanon update
- UN News
Marking its 80th anniversary, the United Nations celebrated decades of multilateral cooperation for peace, human rights, and sustainable development through events across the globe.
When Taliban Shut Down the Internet, Women Lost their Lifeline to Aid, Education & Each Other
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, October 22 (IPS) - When the Taliban recently cut off the Internet and phone networks across Afghanistan, millions of women and girls were silenced. For those with connectivity, the blackout severed their last link to the outside world – a fragile connection that had kept education, work, and hope alive.
Explaining Strong Credit Growth in Brazil Despite High Policy Rates
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON DC, October 21 (IPS) - At 15 percent, Brazil’s monetary policy interest rate (called Selic) is one of the highest among major economies. Yet in 2024, bank credit grew by 11.5 percent and corporate bond issuance rose by 30 percent.
Lives transformed: Stories from 80 years of UN work across the world
- UN News
Millions of people worldwide have been positively impacted by the work of the United Nations and some of their stories are being highlighted at an exhibition at the global organization’s New York headquarters.
Is the UN “Bloated, Unfocused, Outdated and Ineffective”?
- Inter Press Service
UNITED NATIONS, October 17 (IPS) - The US hostility towards the UN is threatening to escalate, as a cash-starved world body is struggling for economic survival.
The Inescapable Reality the Israelis Must Face
- Inter Press Service
NEW YORK, October 16 (IPS) - The ceasefire agreement and the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners are only the first steps on the long and treacherous road that could end the calamitous, decades-long Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In my recent article, “A Rare Alignment: The World Stands Ready, Are the Palestinians?”
It’s Time to Unbury the IMF’s Hidden Gold
- Inter Press Service
WASHINGTON DC, October 15 (IPS) - Countries across the Global South face an accelerating climate crisis, tepid growth, and unsustainable levels of debt. Yet hopes of finding support at the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Annual Meetings in Washington are dim. The IMF is tightening its purse strings — even as it leaves untouched a vast treasure of more than 3,000 tons of gold that offers a prime opportunity to stabilize the global economy.
Guterres highlights ‘maximum impact’ reform agenda
- UN News
The Secretary-General on Wednesday outlined a set of proposals to strengthen the UN’s effectiveness and improve coordination across its three core pillars: peace and security, sustainable development, and human rights.
From Algorithms to Accountability: What Global AI Governance Should Look Like
- Inter Press Service
ABUJA, Nigeria, October 14 (IPS) - Recent research from Stanford’s Institute for Human-Centered AI warns that bias in artificial intelligence remains deeply rooted even in models designed to avoid it and can worsen as models grow. From bias in hiring of men over women for leadership roles, to misclassification of darker-skinned individuals as criminals, the stakes are high.
Quo Vadis UN @80?
- Inter Press Service
KATHMANDU, Nepal, October 13 (IPS) - The United Nations turned 80 this year. What should have been a moment of pride and celebration at the high-level session of the UN General Assembly in September 2025 turned instead into an occasion of bitter irony.
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